Creativity Resources
CMA Resources
Go deeper with these resources for educators, families, students, home schoolers, and museum professionals. Plus, learn more about why we believe creativity is so critical.
Teaching art or teaching to think like an artist?, TEDxColumbus Talk with CMA’s Executive Assistant Director and Director of Learning and Experience Cindy Foley
- Making Creativity Visible Teachers Resource Site Resources to foster creativity in the classroom, developed through a multi-year project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Observe, Describe, Interpret, Prove Step-by-step directions to apply CMA’s primary critical thinking routine for looking at anything
- Talking with a Child About Art Tips to deepen learning when talking to children about their art
- Thinking Like an Artist Rubric (pdf) Attributes of creativity in the classroom; some teachers post this in their room for reference with students and with administrators
Self-Guided Learning in the Galleries (and Beyond)
Use CMA’s WonderPass to get the most out of your visit, and to bring the museum learning home with you.
Young Child Studio at Home Digital Resources (PDF)
Activities for supporting creativity with young children and their adults
- English Creativity Resource
- Spanish Creativity Resource
- Somali Creativity Resource
- Arabic Creativity Resource
Research and Evaluation
- CMA Impact
- Impact Study: The Effects of Single-Visit Art Museum Program on Students Grades 4-6
- Impact Study: Teen Open Studio Evaluation Findings
- Making Creativity Visible
- Wonder Room Evaluation
- Get Your Game On At CMA! Creativity in Museums
- Teaching for Creativity Evaluation
- Social Mirror Gallery Evaluation
- Project Pivot Report
